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🎙️ This week on The SportBusiness Podcast... Show host Catherine Davies is joined by Martin Ross and Frank Dunne to discuss: 📊 DAZN's 2024 accounts: We crunch the numbers and gaze into the future for the would-be ‘Spotify of sport’. ⛳ Golf finances and commercial swings: PGA TOUR’s £21m shortfall funding the European Tour and LIV Golf’s $462m loss in 2024. 🗽 Jonathan Rest dials in from New York to share his takeaways from conversations with industry heavyweights. Plus, we take a light-hearted look at a Champions League wedding, an AI fail and where Bad Bunny is at next... 🔊 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube ➡️ https://lnkd.in/enS8SZBR

𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗡𝗢𝗪: The Global Media Report 2025 The global value of sports media rights stands at just under $58bn in 2025. While overall growth remains steady, a clear divide is emerging. Top-tier properties like the NFL, IPL, and Premier League continue to grow, while mid-tier properties and smaller markets face increasing challenges in driving value. Our 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 2025 delivers the most comprehensive and accurate analysis of global media rights. 📊 See which sports, properties and markets are driving the global value of sports media rights. 🔍 Understand where growth is coming from — and which markets are losing momentum. 🌎 Dive into the latest developments shaping the industry globally. 💡 Benchmark values for strategic decision-making. 🔮 Prepare for 2026 and beyond with expert projections and trend analysis.   📥 Access the full report now ➡️ https://bit.ly/3W4yzaV

US college sport is the 4th most valuable sport in the world by media rights value in 2025. What began as campus competition has become a multi-billion-dollar ecosystem — one that fills 100,000-seat stadiums, fuels national fandom, and shapes the next generation of professional talent. Our new 𝗨𝗦 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 breaks down this unique and complex American phenomenon, explaining how the system works and where the biggest commercial opportunities lie. Get your copy now ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eSPQsYNM

𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Beer category sales process kicks off for Uefa Champions League. Relevent Football Partners has launched the search for a beer brand to sponsor the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League, following approval of the new commercial strategy by UC3 for all three competitions. The decision to start with the beer category comes as no surprise, considering Heineken accounts for around 19% of #UCL sponsorship revenues, according to 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱. ✍️ Ben Cronin 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ehNFbz6T

Fresh from hosting another NFL game, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is advancing its next major commercial initiative. Spurs is on the hunt for three major brands to complete its stand sponsorship line-up at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, following Sports Illustrated Tickets’ deal for the East Stand. Under the new sponsorship model, ‘𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦’ – inspired in part by MetLife Stadium in New York – each stand will be limited to one major partner, with Tottenham targeting brands in consumer products, technology and high-net-worth sectors. Matthew Glendinning speaks with Ryan Norys, chief revenue officer at Tottenham Hotspur and Preetam Sen, senior vice-president, properties and corporate partnerships at Excel Sports Management about the new model and its ambitions. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eZt9NsJZ

Where is the next $1bn in sport coming from? 💰 Private equity, sovereign wealth funds, and institutional investors are reshaping the business of sport — but what does the next wave of investment look like? Our Executive Editor, Imran Yusuf will be moderating this high-profile discussion at SPORTEL Monaco on Monday 20th October. He’ll be joined by Danny Townsend (SURJ Sports Investment), Djamel Agaoua (Kings League), and John Martin, Jr. (Professional Fighters League) to unpack the biggest questions in sports finance and ownership. Not long now until #SPORTELMonaco2025 — see you there! 👋 More about the panel ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e77UYzqk

🏈 𝗡𝗘𝗪: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗦 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 College sport in the US is unlike anything else in the world. It fills stadiums with passionate fans, commands billion-dollar media deals, and produces the next generation of professional stars — all within an educational setting. But for many outside the US, it remains one of sport’s most complex and opaque markets. Our latest 𝗨𝗦 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 brings clarity to this multi-billion-dollar ecosystem, breaking down how college sports really work — from governance and regulation to revenue streams and commercial opportunities — with exclusive data and in-depth analysis. Inside the report you'll find: 💰 The key revenue drivers — media rights, ticketing, merchandising, and more. 🏛️ How athletic departments spend and prioritise their sports.   📝 The impact of NIL and the new revenue-sharing era.   🗺️ The forces behind conference realignment and its media implications.   💡 Where new opportunities lie: naming and betting rights, digital fan engagement, and private equity. Whether you’re a brand, investor, rights-holder, or sports organisation, this is your guide to decoding the business of US college sport — one of the fastest-evolving sectors in global sports business. Get your copy now ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eSPQsYNM

𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: DAZN posts $878m loss for 2024.   DAZN has narrowed its operating loss to $877.5m, down 36% year on year — but remains reliant on major funding from parent company Access Industries. 📉 Loss down from $1.38bn in 2023. 💰 Revenues up 11% to $3.19bn, driven by subscription growth and major boxing events. 🎥 Rights costs hit $3.05bn – 75% of total operating costs. 💵 Access Industries funding reaches over $7bn since 2015. The results come amid DAZN’s growing ambitions, including its $1bn investment from Saudi Arabia’s SURJ Sports and its exclusive global rights deal for the 2025 Fifa Club World Cup. ✍️ Martin Ross 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eHcziMx4

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺. SportBusiness Media is focused on the future. The media through which sports is distributed is evolving – and we’re determined to stay ahead of the game to bring our customers what they need today and in the years to come. But we also draw on our past for knowledge, best practices, and inspiration. We’ve been best-in-class for almost three decades, providing essential insights and information to our loyal subscribers, so we must be doing something right. At the heart of this ongoing endeavour is the Editor of SportBusiness Media. We’re proud that through our previous incarnation as TV Sports Markets and into the era of SportBusiness Media, we have tended to appoint from within. Those who take the SBM Editor position have largely worked their way up, deepened our industry relationships, picked up the tricks of the trade, internalised our way of doing things. This is our boot room. It’s had a number of illustrious sports biz professionals over the years, including Callum Murray, James Pickles, Robin Jellis and Callum McCarthy. A previous office holder, our maestro Frank Dunne, continues to write for the product. In this vein, we’re delighted to announce that Joseph Perry, who previously spent a few years learning the ropes here, has returned to take over as Editor, SportBusiness Media. Imran Yusuf has moved into the role of Executive Editor, SportBusiness, charged with ensuring our broader editorial coverage – and how we deliver it – continues to provide the news, data, and analysis you require to make the best possible decisions for your business. Get in touch at [email protected] to learn more about SBM – the most trusted global source of media rights intelligence.

𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: M+C Saatchi acquires Women’s Sports Group. M+C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment London has agreed a deal to acquire the Women's Sports Group (WSG), adding further rights representation expertise to its Sport & Entertainment division. The women’s sport-focused agency will continue to operate under the WSG brand, with clients including the WSL, Premiership Women's Rugby, DAZN and Arsenal. WSG’s current leadership, Steph Harries and Rachel Knight, will become co-managing directors of the division, reporting to global chief executive Robin Clarke. ✍️ Ben Cronin 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e7gwusgx